See You Again (Time Already Knows) - Chapter 61
Chapter 61 - You Needed Passion, Feeling, and Domination!
At one in the afternoon, A-City had an important national real estate development meeting. Zhang Kai accompanied Yi Pei there. This kind of discussion meeting had a lot of educational value to Shi Jian, so Zhang Kai had suggested bringing his disciple Shi along, but Yi Pei had refused.
Why didn’t he bring Shi Jian along?
Zhang Kai tried to figure out what Yi Pei was thinking and quickly found the answer. In connection with the past few bidding conventions, it seemed that in all situations where they might encounter Ye Jiacheng, Yi Pei would always arrange it so that Shi Jian wouldn’t be able to bump into Ye Jiacheng.
With these thoughts, and because Yi Pei’s personality definitely wasn’t selfish, A-Pei was definitely only looking out for Shi Jian. It’s probably because there were lingering fears. The last time Shi Jian fainted had given them post traumatic stress disorder…… Thus, A-Pei tried his best to reduce the possibility of harm and awkwardness.
Truly, even heroes had a weakness for beautiful women. The more Zhang Kai thought about it, the more he was moved. But this wasn’t how you chase after a woman! You needed passion, feeling, and domination!
Zhang Kai saw that his family’s President Yi was still dull and indifferent. He was too anxious and couldn’t help but wish he could do it himself. Sigh, don’t misunderstand. He just meant that he wanted to help him chase after the woman.
In the elevator, Zhang Kai brought up: “A-Pei, I have lots of experience in pursuing women. If you need it, you can ask me.”
Yi Pei only narrowed his eyes at him and emotionlessly assessed: “Experience in defeat?”
Zhang Kai chuckled and modestly pursed his lips. Yi Pei already went for the jugular, was he about to start his attack? His old friend was squeezing him like this. Zhang Kai even happily beamed at him, satisfied: “Failure is the mother of success.”
Yi Pei did not say anything more, but Zhang Kai could see that he was also in a good mood.
At the afternoon meeting, Ye Jiacheng was indeed present. Compared to other bosses in the industry where they dressed in western style suits, only Ye Jiacheng was wearing a simple t-shirt under his blazer. It was expensive yet relaxed, and completely eye-catching.
Even Zhang Kai thought Ye Jiacheng, this dog, was good-looking from a man’s perspective, but this didn’t affect his disgust towards Ye Jiacheng. Ye Jiacheng had chosen to work together with Yi Qindong. Some things were just when two people had different standpoints and chose to go in opposing directions. Also, Ye Jiacheng operated Ye Mao Real Estate in a similar way they did. Zhang Kai selfishly still acknowledged and admired Ye Jiacheng’s talent and ability.
He did not see eye to eye with Ye Jiacheng simply because of Ye Jiacheng’s attitude towards relationships and that he hurt Shi Jian’s heart. He was all kinds of polite when he was pursuing her, but he was so firm and quick in his decision to break up. How cruel. He had hurt a girl so badly that she fainted. At least it was Shi Jian. She had an optimistic and energetic personality. If it was another woman, she might have jumped into the Huangpu River even if she wasn’t allowed to.
Zhang Kai was a bit indignant.
But relationships were just like this. People watching from the sidelines always had a tint to what they saw. Of course, there was also the saying that outsiders saw more objectively than those involved in the situation. Some things like love and emotion were just a sentence or two that were unimportant in an outsider’s perspective.
There was nothing like good or no good, but outsiders were only outsiders in the end.
Not far away, Ye Jiacheng had his head turned as he was speaking with his assistant. He noticed that Zhang Kai was looking at him and nodded in Zhang Kai and Yi Pei’s direction. Zhang Kai immediately smiled back. The business world was like a battleground. Even at the moment that their weapons clashed, they still needed to have good sportsmanship where they shook hands and spoke politely.
Ye Jiacheng looked away. Yi Pei, who was across from him, was still wearing his dress shirt and western style suit as usual. He was leaned back in his leather chair, his temper tranquil as always, but could always immediately hit the target when he expressed his opinion.
The big boss was still the big boss.
Ye Jiacheng admired Yi Pei, but also felt that Yi Pei was an interesting person. In every situation where he was present, Yi Pei never brought Shi Jian with him.
Really, he was worthy of the phrase “ponder long and hard”.
It was actually better to use the phrase “harbor evil intentions” when a boss had consideration for an employee that went further than what a superior should show towards their underling.
The first half of the meeting ended. Ye Jiacheng was at the large balcony outside. He took the red wine that an attendant had brought over to him. The color was top-notch. He was filled with intrigue.
Nearby, Zhang Kai looked over again. Ye Jiacheng felt extremely helpless about it and could only raise his glass towards Zhang Kai. Ye Jiacheng knew that regardless of whether it was because he was working together with Yi Qindong, or if it was the thing with Shi Jian, Zhang Kai more or less did not have a good opinion about him. No matter. If he was unhappy, then let him be unhappy. He also had no interest in making any man like him.
Only, Zhang Kai just had to beam a smile at him while he was clearly berating him in his heart…… Ye Jiacheng felt himself suppressing anger in place of Zhang Kai.
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Zhang Kai really didn’t feel particularly suppressed. Each time he smiled was completely because of his occupational disease. What’s more, his boss did not like to smile, so he had to be the one doing the smiling. If liking to smile was an illness, then sorry, it was a habit.
Zhang Kai thought about it for a moment and decided to walk towards Ye Jiacheng. He was leaning against the railing as usual. The two had a mutual understanding.
Ye Jiacheng answered a call. The content was very brief. He only said one sentence: “Alright, see you tonight then.”
What a warm tone of voice. Zhang Kai asked: “President Ye, new girlfriend?”
Ye Jiacheng pulled up a corner of his lip. Not wanting to explain, he merely said: “No.”
Zhang Kai also curled his lips, having no choice but to back down. Ye Jiacheng was the archetype of a man with high IQ and high EQ. He was too clever, so he never suffered defeat, including emotional losses. Thus, he could only hurt other people.
He also heard that Yi Qindong had intentionally introduced his little sister to Ye Jiacheng to solidify their collaborative relationship. He truly would be glad to see it happen. But the one who would be the most happy would be Madam Guo.
With Ye Jiacheng’s social status, to Madam Guo, he was her ideal son-in-law.
Only, to Shi Jian, she would probably be a bit hurt. Zhang Kai looked out at the view. Good thing Shi Jian did not come with them today. Some things were unavoidable, but Yi Pei had taken them into consideration.
Eh? Shi Jian still ended up coming over.
When Yi Pei had taken Zhang Kai along to the meeting in the afternoon, the manager of the marketing department urgently came to the general office. There were two numerical errors on the real estate analysis report for the second half of the year that Zhang Kai had taken with him. It wasn’t a big deal, but Yi Pei was extremely meticulous about the details. So upon discovering the errors, the marketing manager immediately came to beg for her help to deliver the newly printed report to Yi Pei.
When Shi Jian arrived at the meeting hall, they had just started discussing the real estate development projections of A-City for the second half of the year. She didn’t know if she made it on time. She followed an attendant that knocked on the door, and stood searching for Yi Pei by the door.
In the end, the one that was front and center was Ye Jiacheng. Ye Jiacheng sat with a straight posture, but still had a slightly relaxed air.
Shi Jian walked to Yi Pei’s side and told him about the errors in the document with a whisper. Yi Pei nodded to express that he understood. Shi Jian was leaned down. She said: “President Yi, I’ll go now.”
“Since you came, listen in for a bit,” Yi Pei said.
Shi Jian: “……Alright.”
The attendant brought over a chair and set it beside Yi Pei. Shi Jian inhaled a breath and sat down. Since she had spontaneously joined in on this meeting, she didn’t have a writing utensil.
Yi Pei handed her his fountain pen; he didn’t need to write anything.
Shi Jian accepted it and glanced at the branding. It was a good pen and had a firm weight in her hand. She received a notepad from Zhang Kai. She gathered her emotions and lowered her head to start taking notes.
She tried her best to ignore Ye Jiacheng, who was sitting across the room.
Taking down notes at meetings had become a habit. Shi Jian first wrote down the date. Today was August 7th…… because tomorrow would be August 8th, her birthday.
Shi Jian wrote seriously. The pen was good, the flow of ink was exquisite, and her words came out particularly beautiful.
Beside her, Yi Pei’s gaze landed on Shi Jian’s notepad. He had always been curious how someone could write so quickly.
Across from them, Ye Jiacheng leaned against the back of his chair, also thinking the same thing.
He didn’t know when, but a few days ago, he suddenly remembered that Shi Jian’s birthday was coming up. Now that he had seen her in person, he thought about the birthday again and realized that it was tomorrow.
He knew when her birthday was only because he had seen the identification number she had given him. August 8th. It was a very memorable date, so he had remembered it.
Happy birthday, little fox.
Ye Jiacheng looked up. Shi Jian sat across the room next to Yi Pei, like a student doing homework. How did they say she looked smart and capable?
Then, from beginning to end, Shi Jian hadn’t looked up once. It was all Yi Pei glancing towards her.
The calm gaze hid strength.
The corner of Ye Jiacheng’s lip was still curved up in amusement until today’s boring meeting finally ended. He stood up and allowed the people beside him to leave first.
It finally ended. Shi Jian’s writing hand was nearly numb. She clenched and released her hand into a fist multiple times, and was seen by Yi Pei. Yi Pei asked her: “Gone numb from writing?”
Yeah. Shi Jian smiled: “President Yi, your pen is too heavy.”
It was clearly because she was writing so quickly. Yi Pei smiled. She was still complaining about others, meaning that there was no problem.
Indeed, there was no problem. If Shi Jian knew that he was afraid she was unable to face Ye Jiacheng so he didn’t let her attend today’s meeting, he was really underestimating her.
Ye Jiacheng wasn’t some extremely dangerous creature; what was there to be scared of?
Shi Jian followed after Yi Pei as they stood to leave. Zhang Kai walked at Yi Pei’s side, as if they were protecting each other’s backs. Shi Jian’s feet were somewhat sore. She had worn high heels today. When she came over, she’d run a few steps in urgency, leading the back of her ankle to be somewhat scuffed.
Today’s meeting was held on the second floor of the national trade building. After it ended, everyone chose to go down the stairs. A group of men in western style suits went down the steps one after the other.
At the same time, they were chatting with each other.
Yi Pei was also discussing with others. No one decided to chat with her, so she just played her part and followed Yi Pei down the steps. Behind her, someone was politely calling “President Ye, President Ye” over and over again. It was very lively, and very persisting.
Shi Jian kind of wanted to laugh. Ye Jiacheng was still difficult to deal with as always. As she was thinking of this, in addition to her heels not being good to walk down stairs with, she accidentally missed a step.
She thought she was about to make a fool of herself, but a hand quickly stabilized her. Then it steadily supported her. In the second before, she had one foot on a top step and the other on the bottom step.
She even twisted her ankle, it was so painful she…… There were so many people around, she had to bear the pain. Shi Jian steadied herself and said to Yi Pei, who was supporting her: “Thanks, President Yi.”
Yi Pei ignored her thanks and looked down directly at her ankle: “……Did you twist your ankle?”
Ye Jiacheng was standing right behind them. When Shi Jian had slipped, one of his hands were in his pocket, and the other had instinctively reached out. But with the distance between them, it was futile.
Then he heard the caring words Yi Pei said to Shi Jian.
Men had many kinds of affection. Polite ones, gentlemanly ones, such as asking “Are you okay?” Only the genuinely caring ones would ask about the situation directly, such as what Yi Pei just asked—— “Did you twist your ankle?”
It turns out it wasn’t just “a hero saving a damsel in distress”, it was “a hero developing feelings for the damsel”. As Ye Jiacheng watched as an outsider, someone had already started the flattering.
“President Yi’s reaction speed is so quick that he can save a damsel in distress.”
“Yes, we all envy him so much……”
The group of old men all spoke words like this. It was very pointless. Ye Jiacheng leaned closer to the edge of the stairway, having an indifferent expression on his face.
Yi Pei did not reply to the fawning. Shi Jian also felt a bit awkward. Her foot was still hurting. She quickly glanced at the smiling and watching Zhang Kai, saying: “Zhang Kai, help me for a moment.”
Eh? Wasn’t Yi Pei helping you just fine? Zhang Kai smiled simply; it wasn’t good for him to help out right now.
What was he doing? Shi Jian narrowed her eyes at him.
Zhang Kai extended an arm, and Yi Pei handed her over to him and let him help her to the car. Zhang Kai nodded in succession. He was feeling too good, and helped Shi Jian to the car like she was an empress.
“Careful, don’t put too much weight on it……” Zhang Kai was caring the whole way.
Shi Jian got in the car and felt around her foot. Luckily, it had slowly stopped hurting. The car door had not closed yet. She saw Ye Pei and Ye Jiacheng standing together nearby, probably conversing about business prospects.
In the car, Zhang Kai leaned over and took out some ice from the fridge in the car, helping her ice her foot. Shi Jian looked at Zhang Kai. That thought that she was thinking that night popped up again, so when Zhang Kai handed her the ice, she smiled particularly warmly at him: “Zhang Kai, thank you.”
Eh? Why was Shi Jian suddenly so……? Zhang Kai couldn’t describe this feeling. He blinked his monolids, only feeling that the gentle thanks Shi Jian just said to him was like a spring breeze entering his bosom, immediately warming his heart and making the flowers bloom. It was completely splendid.
“What are you thanking me for?” Zhang Kai winked, “Aren’t we best buds?”
Shi Jian: “……True.”
The next day was her birthday. Shi Jian ordered a cake from her favorite bakery. There seemed to be no difference whether her husband ordered it or ordering it herself, because she always chose the flavor and style that she liked most.
It was her birthday today, so she should be happier. Moreover, other than herself, Zhao Wenwen, as well as the receptionist, the people in the general office were all men. They probably wouldn’t be very interested in such a saccharine cake.
But a cake was still necessary. Otherwise, how would there still be birthday vibes?
Unfortunately, the heavens were not cooperating. When Shi Jian came out with the cake, it started raining. The thunder showers in August were just like this, coming and going whenever they wished. Shi Jian took out an umbrella from her purse. The raindrops were large. She cowered somewhat at the door of the bakery.
Not because of the pouring rain, but because Ye Jiacheng was walking towards her with an umbrella open.
What a coincidence that they bumped into each other at the bakery. Shi Jian smiled and greeted: “Hi.”
“Hi,” Ye Jiacheng stopped and replied to her. Then, he looked down at the cake in her hands and asked: “……Who’s celebrating your birthday today?”
Shi Jian was a bit helpless and pointed at herself, answering: “I’m celebrating…… by myself.”
“I’m sorry,” Ye Jiacheng lightly apologized, then added, “Happy birthday, Shi Jian.”
“Thanks,” Shi Jian nodded, feeling quite happy. She was only thinking that time passed by very quickly. In the winter of last year, she had also ordered a cake from this bakery. At the time, the bakery had even given her a cake voucher that was valid within six months. It had already expired by the time she tried to use it today.
“I’ll go now,” Shi Jian said to Ye Jiacheng, indicating that she was about to leave.
“Where are you going? Let me drive you.” Ye Jiacheng quickly said, “The rain is pouring.”
Shi Jian was slow to reply for a moment, then gratefully said: “Okay, I’m going to the Spring Skyscraper up ahead. Please take me if it’s convenient.”
Ye Jiacheng: “No problem.”
“Thanks,” Shi Jian smiled again. The rain was torrential, but it did not affect the brightness of the smile on her face. Ye Jiacheng’s new car was very recognizable. It was stopped at the curb, dashingly threatening as well as full of domineering energy.
Just like the man himself. Powerful and attractive.
“Your new car looks great,” Shi Jian complimented him. It was something she’d always wanted to say.
“Thanks…… However, it’s just that.” Ye Jiacheng was modest. Then he put his hand on the handle of the passenger door, about to open it.
But Shi Jian didn’t notice and had already opened the door to the backseat.
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